Shahrukh performs Bharatnatyam in ‘Ra.One’

The much awaited Shahrukh Khan-starrer superhero flick ‘Ra.One’ has more than one reason to attract moviegoers. Well, apart from the superhero concept and digitalized outfit, the King Khan will be seen performing classical dance in the movie.



Latest tabloids have revealed that the Shahrukh will be for the first time seen performing Bharatnatyam in his home production ‘Ra.One’.

The ‘Ra.One’ superhero will be seen doing Bharatnatyam steps in the song and dance sequence ‘Chamak Challo’, which will also feature heroine Kareena Kapoor.

Choreographer Ganesh Hegde has put together the classical dance steps for Shahrukh, whereas the western rapper Akon has crooned the song ‘Chamak Challo’ in Hindi.

Talking about the dance sequence, Ganesh said, "SRK will be a wearing a formal three-piece suit. In the song, he comes across a group of dancers that is performing Bharatanatyam.

“Since he is a superhero, he can do anything. So he tries to get the steps right. He has actually danced with a lot of panache.”

Shahrukh’s generous side
Unlike most of the tinsel town biggies who love to announce their charitable deeds, King Khan lends a helping hand with no public display of it.

Reportedly, SRK is mulling over funding a cancer wing for the needy in Mumbai. It’s learned that the superstar wants to become a part of this cause, as his parents Fatima and Taj Mohammed Khan were the victims of this deadly disease.

A source close to the actor said, "It is all in the planning stage. He has been talking about doing this but hasn't decided when, where and how. SRK becomes very sad when he comes across cases of terminally ill people who have no proper medical facilities."

However, Shahrukh, who also funds a children's ward in a top city hospital, was not available to comment on his new venture.

Shahrukh gifts puppy to his kids
Gossip mongers are saying that Shahrukh Khan, father of two, has recently gifted his kids a yellow labrador puppy worth Rs. 50, 000.

A source informed, "Yes, Shah Rukh Khan has got a new yellow Labrador puppy for his kids and he had to pay a lot for it.

The puppy cost him around Rs 50,000. The price is a bit steep, but it's a show quality puppy."

Shah Rukh Khan's puppy love

Shah Rukh Khan has got a new puppy for his kids. And its not just any puppy, the actor had to shell out a huge amount of Rs 50,000 for the same.

Apparently it is a top breed, show-quality puppy. The puppy's mother (Blair) is an Australian import, whereas its father (Jack) is an UK import.

The father is a top championship winning Labrador in the history of India. Even Blair won many dog shows in India.

Khan got the puppy from a breeder in Delhi. A source told us, "Yes, Shah Rukh Khan has got a new yellow Labrador puppy for his kids and he had to pay a lot for it.

The puppy cost him around Rs 50,000. The price is a bit steep, but it's a show quality puppy."

Usually show quality Labrador puppies are available in the market starting from the price range of Rs 20,000 and more.

It is quite evident that SRK wanted only the best for his two kids. The puppy is now around 55 days old.

The actor already has two dogs Hulk, a black Labrador and Dash, a Pekinese. SRK remained unavailable for comment.

Asin to team up with Shahrukh?

It seems the ‘Ghajini’ star Asin Thottumkal is in much demand these days, and is all set to join the SRK camp soon.

Reportedly, the actress, who has already worked with two Khans of the industry, will be seen playing the leading lady opposite Shahrukh Khan in a movie based on Chetan Bhagat’s ‘2 States’.

Buzz is that Asin, who has already teamed up with Aamir Khan in ‘Ghajini’ and Salman Khan in ‘London Dreams’ and ‘Ready’, was the first choice of producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Vishal Bhardwaj for the SRK-starrer forthcoming movie.

“Asin, who is already working in Nadiadwala's production Housefull 2, recently met up with the producer and director to discuss the film. Both the producer and the director feel she is best suited for the role and Asin, too, is excited about the prospect of working with SRK and that too in a Bhardwaj film,” informed an industry source.

Asin’s character in the SRK-starrer imminent movie
‘2 States’ chronicles around the life of a young couple Krish and Ananya, who belong to Delhi and Tamil Nadu respectively, and come to know each other while studying at IIM, Ahmedabad.

Things take an ugly turn when they fall in love with each other, and their parents are against their ‘cross cultural’ marriage.

Asin is most likely to play the role of the Tamil Nadu girl, but the news has not been confirmed yet.

Kareena prefers Nayanthara over Asin
Meanwhile, it was reported that actress Kareena Kapoor watched the South Indian versions of her upcoming movie ‘Bodyguard’ on request of the director and liked Nayanthara-starrer Malayalam version more than the Asin-starrer Tamil version.

“Kareena commented that she found Nayanthara’s acting more promising and real as compared to Asin. Besides, Bebo also complimented her look and said that she would try to implement in her character,” confirmed a source.

But to handle the situation wittily, Bebo went on to say that Asin was also not too bad.

Well, we wonder what Asin has to say to about it!!

Asin to romance Shah Rukh Khan in 2 States?

Asin is being tipped to land the leading role opposite Shahrukh Khan in the movie adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's semi-autobiographical book 2 States. Asin has acted opposite Aamir and Salman, this will be her first movie with SRK.


2 States is the story of Krish and Ananya who hail from Delhi and Tamil Nadu, two different states of India. They become friends while studying together at IIM Ahmedabad and soon their friendship turns into love. But they have a big problem facing them: their parents, who are against this cross cultural marriage. How they overcome this problem and get married is what the remaining story is about.

Yes, we hear that Asin is the most favoured on the wishlist of producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Vishal Bhardwaj to bag the role of the south Indian girl who falls in love with the Punjabi guy to be played by Shah Rukh.

Asin, who is already working in Nadiadwala's production Housefull 2, recently met up with the producer and director to discuss the film. Both the producer and the director feel she is best suited for the role and Asin, too, is excited about the prospect of working with SRK and that too in a Bhardwaj film.

Asin made her debut in Hindi films with Aamir Khan; followed it up with two films with Salman Khan. All said, we wonder how Salman, her co-star of London Dreams and the upcoming Ready, will take the news of Asin bagging a film with Shahrukh Khan.

The actress is learnt to have given her nod to the project, though we are still waiting for an official confirmation.

SRK appears for UPSC exam? No, it was just his photo

Shah Rukh is writing UPSC exam at L D Engineering. That is what the college staff believed on seeing his photograph on attendance sheet



“It must be for a new role,” one of the officials at the Ahmedabad centre for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams that began on Saturday must have thought upon seeing Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan's picture staring back at him from the attendance sheet.

On Friday, officials at the L D Engineering College were going through the attendance sheet provided to them by the main office at Delhi, in order to fix the seating arrangements, when they noticed the actor's photo pasted next to role number 8375.

The name provided along with it was WERW, and the officials thought letters, might be a code to hide the well-known actor's identity.

Sources said that then officials at the centre scrambled to figure security arrangements for the star candidate.

Requesting anonymity, a top UPSC official from Delhi revealed, "Assuming that WERW was a code, someone from the college called up to verify if Shah Rukh was really appearing for the exam. They wanted to inform the police and arrange for security for the superstar. Their request befuddled us."

Meanwhile, a closer examination of the attendance sheet revealed that the signature next to the role number was that of one Sunil Tripathi and not Shah Rukh Khan.

The officials decided to allow the candidate who appeared under this name on Saturday. "We allowed him to take the exam as we do not want anyone to suffer for an official's fault," said the official.

On calling the UPSC control room in Delhi, an official who identified himself only as Arora said, "For the past three years candidates have been filling exam application forms online. It could be the work of a prankster. Or else, a candidate might have committed a mistake while uploading his/her photograph. Usually, UPSC is very careful about the attendance sheet it draws up. But this time, there are just random alphabets like AKAK or BAMH instead of names. Several candidates were named SHORT NOTE.

The industrialist and the showman

Shah Rukh Khan and Vijay Mallya have tested their cricketing knowledge before - at the IPL auctions as team owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively. But on Saturday the Bollywood star and the liquor baron tested their mettle on the field as they led their sides in a 10-over-a-team exhibition match.

Shah Rukh's KKR team included trainer Adrian le Roux, IPL CEO Sundar Raman, co-owner Jay Mehta and even tennis ace and Kolkata-native Leander Paes, who wasn't part of the playing XI but was in the squad. Mallya's RCB outfit comprised pilots from his Kingfisher Airlines, son Sidhartha Mallya and RCB coach Ray Jennings.

The two teams played in front of an empty Chinnaswamy stadium, barring of course a handful in the corporate boxes and the families of the teams involved. Mallya looked visibly tired after the effort even though for the most part he was standing at first slip, next to son Sidhartha, who donned the wicket-keeper's gloves. Mallya senior was huffing and puffing at the end of each over. The change of ends was the only time he moved from first slip, where he was stood with hands on his hips.

SRK came out to bat, but was kept at the non-striker's end as the teams batted like it was a Test. The actor did give a glimpse of his cricketing talent when he danced down the track to hit Jennings's gentle medium-pacer past mid-off for a four.

Urmila follows Shah Rukh Khan

The actress makes a cameo appearance on the TV show Sasuraal Simar Ka, just like SRK did recently. 

It seems Bollywood has developed a fascination for the small screen. After Shah Rukh who made his comeback on television with a cameo in the serial Sasural Simar Ka, actress Urmila Matondkar is all set to appear on the same show.

It is believed that Urmila will be seen monitoring Simar for her participation in the dance-reality show Chak Dhoom Dhoom, as a part of her serial Sasuraal Simar Ka. Choreographer Terrence Lewis will also be a part of the show and will help out Simar. Simar, who manages to participate on the show, has no idea about the surprises in store for her.

It can be recalled that Shah Rukh who played a celebrity guest in the show appreciated Simar for her dancing skills. SRK's presence helped the serial to get good TRPs. Hope Urmila just goes a step ahead.

Asin moves from Salman Khan to Shahrukh Khan!

Asin scores a hat-trick! How? She made her debut with Aamir Khan; followed it up with two films with Salman Khan; and now she is tipped to land the leading role opposite Shahrukh Khan in the movie adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s semi-autobiographical book 2 States. 

Yes, we hear that Asin is the most favoured on the wishlist of producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Vishal Bhardwaj to bag the role of a south Indian girl who falls in love with a Punjabi guy to be played by Shahrukh.

Asin, who is already working in Nadiadwala’s production Housefull 2, recently met up with the producer and director to discuss the film. Both the producer and the director feel she is best suited for the role and Asin, too, is excited about the prospect of working with Shahrukh and that too in a Bhardwaj film.

The actress is learnt to have given her nod to the project, though we are still waiting for an official confirmation.

All said, we wonder how Salman Khan, her co-star of London Dreams and the upcoming Ready, will take the news of Asin bagging a film with Shahrukh.

2 States 

2 States is the story of Krish and Ananya who hail from Delhi and Tamil Nadu, two different states of India. They become friends while studying together at IIM Ahmedabad and soon their friendship turns into love. But they have a big problem facing them: their parents, who are against this cross cultural marriage. How they overcome this problem and get married is what the remaining story is about.

City police demand extra fees to provide VVIP security to SRK

Police top brass say this applies to any celebrity not under Z or Y category cover; neither has Centre or state made a special request in King Khan’s case

On Friday, the private agency which supervises security arrangements for IPL matches in the city approached Bangalore Police’s VVIP cell and asked them to take over Shah Rukh Khan’s protection. The superstar is in the city to watch Saturday’s match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since SRK doesn’t fall under the ‘Z’ or ‘Y’ categories, and because IPL is a commercial venture, the police replied that they will have to be paid for it.

“Shah Rukh Khan might be a big star and the owner of an IPL team. But any person who is not officially entitled to security under a certain category will not be given a pilot or a police escort,” D Dharmaiah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (VVIP), told Bangalore Mirror. When a South African security official hired by RCB called up Dharmaiah on Friday morning to talk about SRK’s security, the latter reiterated this.

“If he (SRK) needs special police protection, the organisers should apply to the city police commissioner and pay the stipulated amount for such services to the city police. Only then can we do the needful,” Dharmaiah said.

Field officers of the VVIP security cell were also given clear instructions by their superiors in this regard.

Recently, former city police commissioner Shankar M Bidari had hiked the amount to be paid to the city police for providing security for IPL matches. The total amount is Rs 1.12 crore for the seven matches, and includes security for players.

“We do provide police escort and other security arrangements to a person free of charge if we are intimated about it by the concerned central or state government agency. In this case, we haven’t received any such intimation,” Dharmaiah said. SRK reached Bangalore on Friday evening and checked in at ITC Gardenia where both the teams are also put up. No police security or escort was provided to him on Friday.

“It is not just Shah Rukh Khan. Any person not officially authorised security will have to formally apply for security and pay the required fee and only then will we provide it,” said Additional Commissioner (Law & Order) T Sunil Kumar.

During the last IPL season, former IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi, who was given ‘Z’ category security by Bangalore Police when he came to watch a match here, was charged Rs 50,000 for it by the police.

DNA Networks, which handles such matters for Royal Challengers Bangalore however denied that police security has been requested for SRK.

“We have paid the full amount of Rs 1.12 crore fixed by city police to provide security for the matches, players and franchisees. I really don’t know what the confusion is about,” a senior executive with DNA Networks told Mirror.

SRK renders the 2012 Mercedes A-Class

There are a lot of renderings and speculations floating around the internet about the new Mercedes A Class. But here we have a definitive design of what the next generation A Class would look like from the desk of Shoeb R Kalania. The rendering is based on the leaked shots from the European patent office published on Autoscoops.be. The premium hatchback will wear a three pointed star and should definitely look like this.
The model seen here is a 5 door hatchback which closely follows the design philosophy of the Concept A Class but with less dramatic body surfacing and detailing. The new A-Class will be based on the new MFA platform with a front front-wheel drive layout. A 2.0L engine, turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine is expected to drive this car.
The 2012 A-Class  is expected to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany this September. Mercedes India recently made a statement to the press that they are considering smaller cars from their portfolio for India. If this does happen, expect a few of these A-Classes trundling along the Indian streets by 2013.

We have managed to break even, we won’t be seeing red: Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is on a roll. His film Ra.One produced by his home production company Red Chillies Entertainment is generating quite a buzz, while his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is on a winning spree in IPL 4 after three disastrous years. In the capital recently to announce Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer's tie-up with Buddh International Circuit, the host of the Formula One race in India, SRK displayed his trademark wit, charm and eloquence. Between cigarette puffs and sips of coffee, he spoke to ET on his passion for sports, his unending love for making movies and on the subject of Ganguly playing against KKR. Edited excerpts:



How much money do you expect to earn from the KKR franchise? Has it been a profitable business venture for you? 

I am not a number crunching businessman so I would not know all these numbers. My CEO tells me that we have the biggest volume in terms of sales. I think we have great sponsors who have spent generously on players and teams. Brand valuation-wise we are quite high. I think that's because we keep losing! (laughs) But jokes apart, I can say that we have managed to break even or made nominal profits. We won't be seeing red.



What big plans are lined up if KKR reaches the IPL final, besides showing off your six-pack abs? 

I don't even know if I have the six-pack anymore! I just had rasam and rice yesterday so I am sure some damage has been done there (laughs). But on a serious note, I said that more out of sheer exuberance thinking about KKR doing well. It will be very good for us as a brand to be in the Champions League.



Sourav Ganguly has stepped into IPL 4 as a Pune Warrior team member and will play against KKR. How do you feel about that? 

It will be a regular match. I wish him all the best but I think it's high time that we move on now. You can't have everyone in the team. We are more focussed on the team that we have now. In any case, no team is synonymous only with one person. As Gautam Gambhir says, a captain is a person heading a good team.



The ticket sales in Eden Gardens have been less this year. Do you see a declining interest in IPL over the years? 

We had the stadium 50% full, which is not bad at all. In India, a full stadium is mostly packed to about 60%. IPL anyways is more of a television property. But we will try and reduce ticket prices so that more people come and watch the match on ground.



You have been associated with Tag Heuer for the last 8 years. What factors, in your opinion, have worked to make the recall value so high for the brand? 

I think it's a brand of great history and achievements, so in that sense the association has been mutually identifiable. It's a brand for keeps and exemplifies a certain lifestyle for individuals. That makes people relate to the brand easily.



Always Kabhi Kabhi and Ra.One will soon be released by your production house. Going ahead, what other plans do you have on the anvil for Red Chillies Entertainment? 

We are re-designing Red Chillies Entertainment as a professional unit. We have succeeded in a lot of our plans and will be professionalizing it. If 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' does well, then we would like to do smaller films with youngsters more frequently. We will be making four films in the immediate future. The plan is to get different people on board for various departments with the creative aspects being left for me to handle.



Being a sports enthusiast what do you feel has been your contribution to popularizing sports amongst your fans? 

I had hoped that 'Chak De' would bring hockey more to the mainline. But it hasn't helped as much as I had thought. Through my endorsement for Tag Heuer, a lot of up-market sports are now being talked about more like Golf and F1. There is a need for more such companies to come on board and popularise varied sports so that it is seen as a profession in the country.

SRK's 'Ra.One' impresses the 'Love Aaj Kal' girl!

Shahrukh Khan seems to have super-impressed Giselle who will be seen in his next production venture ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’. The newbie has seen few portions of SRK’s ambitious project ‘Ra.One’ and can’t wait for it release.

Giselle can’t withhold raving about King Khan and said, “I have seen SRK’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ and I really it. I was fortunate to see few portions ‘Ra. One’ which I think Mr. Khan has done wonderfully and it’s really tough to do so. I am super-excited to watch him in a superhero avatar.”

Interestingly, the actress has met SRK only once but goes gaga about the superstar. “When I saw Shahrukh Khan I couldn’t contain my happiness and soon I discovered that he is very humble and simple person for the place where he is today. The only expression I could get hold of was ‘wow’ and realized why people like him so much,” explained Giselle.

Giselle didn’t get any acting tips from the King of Romance but the pretty lady claims to have learnt a lot by observing him!

Giselle on cloud nine: SRK handpicked her for Always Kabhi Kabhi

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Brazilian model-actress Giselle Monteiro won many hearts as the coy girl in Love Aaj Kal. She even managed to impress Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who recommended her name for his home production Always Kabhi Kabhi.

'I came to know much later that Shah Rukh recommended my name for the film. I was very happy,' said the 22-year-old, whose happiness knows no limits. After all, it is not everyday that King Khan recommends someone for his home production.

'I had never met him before. He saw me in Love Aaj Kal and chose me after seeing me there. I was happy that I got through a film, which was his production. When I found out that he chose me for the role, I was elated and excited,' she added.

So far so good. But the film turned out to be a litmus test for Giselle because she had to deliver her dialogues in Hindi, something she didn't have to do extensively in her first film.

Made with newbies Ali Fazal and Zoa Morani, the Roshan Abbas directed movie also features Satyajeet Dubbey.

'I had to work a lot on the language in the film as compared to the previous one because in that one I hardly had any dialogues. I learnt much more Hindi this time. It was a big challenge for me.

'I recorded lines from the script and kept listening to it till I got the pronunciation right. I also made sure that I understand the meaning of the dialouges because when you're enacting a scene, it is not only about saying a dialogue, it is also about bringing out those emotions. And for that it's important to know what you are saying,' she added.

'Sometimes I've even told Roshan sir to change few words, which were a bit of a tongue twister for me', she added.

Giselle will be seen as a schoolgirl in Always Kabhi Kabhi.

'In terms of the role, this was easier because I play a schoolgirl. It was easier to connect,' said Giselle, who had never seen a Hindi film before Love Aaj Kal.

Born in the southern Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, she flew down to Mumbai and bagged modeling assignments for the covers of Indian editions of lifestyle magazines such as Harpers Bazaar, ELLE and Marie Clarie and also Femina.

But now. it's the movies for her and she plans to stay on.

'Bollywood gave me new aspirations and goals. First, I was in modeling and I was too happy doing shows. Then I got to do films, so I am planning to shift my base here. I like challenges and I'm happy to take on bigger challenges. I think I'm here to stay now,' said the budding actress.

The good and bad about SRK

SRK loves his evil side as much as he does his good one. Well, we are talking about his forthcoming films in which he is donning these two roles.

SRK is getting set to display the good side in RA.ONE in which he plays the superhero. But in Farhan Akhtar's DON 2 - THE CHASE CONTINUES, SRK has one of the most devilish characters scripted for him.


This contrast in characters is making King Khan content. SRK is excited that the audiences are going to see the good and the bad side of him in the same year.

Talking about these contrasting characters, SRK says, "I think I'm really lucky to be playing the good and the bad in my upcoming films RA.ONE and DON 2. My character in RA.ONE is called G-one and this guy like a typical superhero is a good guy. But, in my film DON 2, I will be showcasing my evil side far different from the RA.ONE act. So, it's pretty interesting that the audiences will see the good and bad of me in this year."

While RA.ONE is gearing for release on 26th October, DON 2 is scheduled for a Christmas release.

Roshan Abbas: Shahrukh is the biggest entertainer

Besides superstar Shahrukh Khan's name attached with Roshan Abbas' upcoming film ALWAYS KABHI KABHI, what's also drawing people's attention is the whimsical title of the film and the idea behind it. When asked to the director about the one thing which he feels that SRK should 'always' do and what he should 'kabhi kabhi', Roshan candidly replied SRK should give up his anger Kabhi Kabhi.

"I think Shahrukh should ALWAYS entertain us because I don't find a bigger entertainer than him. The place where he has reached is because he gives his 100%. At the same time, I feel he should control his anger level aur KABHI KABHI loose karna chhaiye," reveals the debutant filmmaker Roshan Abbas.


Everyone knows how perfectionist, dedicated and focused is Shahrukh when it comes to work. Considering the same, did the team of ALWAYS KABHI KABHI ever felt the pressure from King Khan while working under him? However, the newbies are in awe of Bollywood baadshah's warmth and hard work and never got the jitters of working with him.

Zoya Morani daughter of Karim Morani, SRK's good friend said, "Even if we were nervous his warmth and energies died out our nervousness after sometime."

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Other co-star Satyadev Dube added, "He is so sweet, full of warmth and energy always. He came and hugged us. I remember it was 2 am in the morning. He is such a sweetheart."

However, director Roshan has a different story to tell, "I knew he was in the middle of RA.ONE and DON 2 and was extremely busy yet he took keen interest and looked after every detail. His energy levels can truly exhaust you. He is a man whose mind is ticking even at 2 in the morning. They (the cast) didn't feel the pressure but I felt the pressure because he was very clear on what he wanted."

ALAWYS KABHI KABHI is all set to hit the screens on 17th June 2011.

Hrithik Roshan turns out to be SRK's lucky mascot

Mumbai, May 11: Hrithik Roshan, superstar of the Hindi film industry became lucky for the Baadshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan’s team, Kolkata Knight Riders. Hrithik Roshan was there on the 7th of May to watch the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings at The Eden Gardens Stadium.
Even though he had been shooting till 4am for Agneepath on the 6th, he still came for the match as he did not want to miss out on the feeling of watching a match live within the stadium. This was the first time he was going to see a match inside the stadium in India which is why even more he did not want to miss out on this opportunity. He was also under extreme pressure as he had promised Shah Rukh’s wife Gauri that if he would come then her team would win.
The day turned out to be lucky for him. Hrithik whose last movie ‘Guzaarish,’ which did not fare well at the box office is really hoping that the remake of the original movie ‘Agneepath’ would go very well with the audience. Known for his different genres of acting, this time even we’re going to see him in a new avatar. We wish him all the very best.

Strange that KKR are winning this season: SRK

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan thanked his players for putting up a magnificent performance in the current edition of the Indian Premier League and said that it felt "really strange" to see the side on a winning spree as it was only used to losing in the previous three seasons.


"I thank the boys for putting up a good show. They are really playing well. Especially the way the youngsters are performing and the way the have been carried forward by the superiors is really magnificent," said Shah Rukh Khan at a post-match party on Saturday.
"We were only losing and when you keep on losing you get used to that. So it is really strange that we are winning," said Shah Rukh.

KKR, which is currently at second place in the points table, had fared badly in the earlier three editions. It is the only franchise which failed to make it to the semifinal even once between 2008 and 2010.

Shah Rukh was asked how difficult it was to be in the city and cope with the emotions triggered by Sourav Ganguly’s exclusion from the team after the Kolkata boy was an integral part of KKR in the previous seasons.

"We respect the emotions. We all love Sourav. But as the son of India I also belong to every city and Kolkata will also love me for that," he replied.

SRK to lock lips with Bebo

Shah Rukh Khan will leave no stone unturned to achieve all he can for his film ‘Ra.One’. Shah Rukh who is known and hailed for his one woman man image will be seen kissing Kareena Kapoor in 'Ra One'. The scene apparently is being included in a song. Insiders said that the kiss is nothing explicit, but something that can be termed as 'simple and sweet'. It can be remembered that Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, too, indulged in a romantic lip-to-lip in '3 Idiots'. When asked Kareena said she has kissed on screen before and that it is no big deal. She also added that all the four Khans– Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh, Saif – are so amazing that she always looked forward to doing movies with them.

Besides, Shah Rukh will bring every possible technology into town to make viewing his ‘Ra.One’ a lifetime experience for his audiences. Promising to change the movie-going experience for cinegoers in Mumbai, for the first time, the Dolby surround 7.1 system is reportedly being installed in several multiplex theatres in the run-up to the sci-fi`s release. And this is not just a vain wish to be one-upped on all the other technically-sophisticated films. SRK is going all-out to ensure ‘Ra.One’ sets a new benchmark for technical finesse in Hindi cinema. In June, the film`s technical team headed by Shah Rukh will be in Los Angeles to get special sound effects done for the film. These effects, never used in any Indian film, can only be experienced fully only when the new Dolby equipment is operational. Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty will also go to Los Angels.

SRK stays out of his own film promotion!

When it comes to SRK, everything needs to be big! However, the superstar seems to be away from the promotion of his upcoming movie ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’. While media was introduced to the star cast of the film in the presence of director Roshan Abbas, King Khan was missing from the scene.

Roshan Abbas is excited about his dream project and is all praises for Mr.Khan. He elaborates, “When I was reading out the script to SRK, I told him I don’t need any superstar for this story as it’s about school life. Shahrukh liked the idea and then we decided to make a movie.”

On asking Roshan if he was not interested in superstar, was SRK’s presence in the special video done for publicity of the film, on which Roshan wittily said, “Yes, Shahrukh has done the promo as we needed him as a producer. The movie is not only about youth but even about parents who can relate to it and we wanted a convincing personality for it. SRK was the best choice.”

“Shahrukh chose to not interact with the ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’ team as he believed that they should not adapt his grammar of acting and his lack of interaction definitely helped me to manage the pressure,” explained Roshan.

The director denied all the reports which stated that he was trying to find a different superstar for the promo but finally SRK became the face. “This is the best piece of fiction I ever heard (he chuckles) as we did two theatrical promos without any star because SRK was shooting outside. Later, we did a video with Shahrukh and realized it has a great impact,” he added.

It seems that the ‘Always’ popular SRK decided to be 'Kabhi Kabhi' part of his own production so that his presence doesn't dominate the starcast!

Shahrukh’s ‘Ra.One’ outfit to get digitalized

Shahrukh Khan’s expensive superhero outfit for his upcoming sci-fi flick ‘Ra.One’ may be the talk of town currently, but the superstar does not seem to be impressed with it.

Reportedly, SRK felt that something was missing when he saw his specially-designed outfit that was made in Los Angeles and was worth Rs 1 crore.

And now the superhero costume will apparently become costlier, as SRK and his SFX team has decided to digitalize the suit.

Outfit to emit rays


Tabloids reported that the latest addition to the suit would be a feature that would make the outfit emit rays on-screen.

Sources disclosed, “This has now become even more expensive as it is being digitalized. This outfit will now be made through special effects and this has been decided after having a talk with marketing and animation professionals.”

“It goes perfectly with SRK’s character that is made of solid electricity and has come in the real world from a virtual world to fight against Ra.One the evil force,” revealed a source.

The best part is that King Khan is now happy with the costume and feels that whatever amount is spent on the movie was worth it.

‘Ra.One’ costume’s new shining look is expected to be liked by one and all, especially children and SRK feels that the movie would be loved by all.

SRK promotes ‘Ra.One’


The first look of ‘Ra.One’ has generated great response and this has excited the Baadshah of Bollywood.

Among the promotional activities for the movie is a special video game that is inspired by the movie and is slated to hit the markets soon.

The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor in the lead role. In this film, Shahrukh will be seen playing the role of a superhero for the very first time.

‘Ra.One’ is slated to hit the silver screens on October 26.